A lovely image. The effort paid off. N
Paul Braun
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On Mar 23, 2013, at 1:39, Bob Adler <rgacpa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I expected to see Dorothy asleep in the grass, though she and her companions
> would have rolled down the hill into the Merced River long ago.
>
> This was Hite Cove Trail today. Left home at 5:45am and returned at 7:30pm.
> 4hr drive each way. Just to the west of El Portal Gate into Yosemite.
>
> The wildflower bloom here is very rare and only lasts a few days. Last one I
> saw was 5 or 6 years ago, and I look out for word of it every year. It is a
> one person foot path about 500 feet above the Merced river. The hills, which
> this shot show, continue up at the same 125 degrees that they slope downward.
> The tripod had two legs at their shortest uphill and one leg full extended on
> the side of the path so folks could get by. I actually got scolded once for
> "not staying on the path". There is always a flower Nazi somewhere... ;-)
>
> Anyway, tough shooting physically (MFDB, precarious, sunny 16, no room to
> move) and mentally ("there HAS to be an image here somewhere!). The wind did
> not cooperate much either.
>
> Well enough excuses. Here's the only image from the day that is passable. I
> plan to refine it if it grows on me. Your thoughts/suggestions would be
> really appreciated.
>
> http://www.rgaphoto.com/sierras/content/Pano-HitePano1-HiteCove-MASTERCF000666_large.html
>
> Thanks,
> Bob
>
> Oh yes, techie stuff: Alpa MAX with a 50mm Rodegon in portrait orientation, 7
> degress lens tilt, ISO 50, polarizing filter, 1/125, 3 blended images
> (shifted 10 deg left, center and 10deg right). Phase One IQ160. That's a lot
> for some freaking flowers that I could have lost it all for!
>
> Sent from my iPad
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